Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-15
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How Ne Win O,hsss ssvsa Herbert spesesr
to The Literary World.
From the New York sun.
Mr.. Beochor's belief In evolution ~ an OK.
planatioa Of nature, OF human life and pro-
gresa, dassd from reading the 6rst volume Of
Herbert spenoer's essays. placed In his hands
by Prot Il. L. Youmans, who died in York
two months agu. In 1850, whom, through pow.
erty, Il was feared that Spencer must stop
writing, YoumanA Beecher, and others Gts
MP . subscription In his aid OF 8, 900. Beecher
was commissioned To write the letter enclos.
Ing the amount to Spencer, which ran In
substance thus: "a few Of your American
readers, who feel themselves greatly In.
debted for your contributions 70 thought,
beg you 70 permit them to express their In.
debtedness In form which may enable you
10 do something In completing the system OF
philosophy you have planned ana "or'n'y
spencer was greatly touched by the gift II
proved the turning point In his career very
soon afterward his writing began TO 10 re.
munerative. When he showed Beecher's lot.
tors to friends at the AthenSum club In
London, he declared that never before In the
history OF letters had 10 generous Q git
beeu made by readers In one country 70 an
author in another. When Spencer visited
America, In 1882 he met Beecher personally
several times and thanked him most heartily
At the Delmouico banquet 70 spencer Beecher
made an eloquent speech. The influence OF
the recluse thinker on the popular preacher
was profound. Not only Beecher's belief in
evolution, but his desire to restrict rather
than extend governmental functions was de-
rived from Spencer.
Once when Beeche. aud his sister Mrs.
Stowe were in Boston, they met Mr.. Emer.
son on the Common, who called them the
william wallace and Joan Of Arc Of liberty.
Speaking OF Emerson's essays, ho said 70
Canadian clergyman last summer, "They
are like Goblets OF marbles beautiful, but
showing juxtapoaitiou without connection"
Speaking OF authors, he said "They are
usually pleasanter In their books than per.
soually they are like newly made t1res that
won't 60 without good deal Of putnng."
FRIEND once found him reading the Boston
iasi =: ,sdS csa ne .ssHr: ..s :ns' E.. 'nd
hnd some good things in It It Is like gusno,
which isn't good TO eat, but makes things
crow that are good 70 eat"
He loved TO tell . story OF an Incapable
youth with ministerial aspirations, who do.
clared that he Was answering = call. care
you sure" was asked, che wAsnt calling
some one else:"
Mr. Beecber, though full Of anecdote aud
gifted with copious and ready verbal mem.
ory, had no sentence memory. He could
never quote . verse Of poetry and rarely
risked verso OF Scripture A few weeks
bsiore his death, he was chatting at his house
with few friends on the present tendency
SnrOukNOut the wOrlu tOWeIu tn6 Stht0 t6Cti.
hcation OF social problems. He had little
faith In It He thought the radical cure for
such human evils ~ were remediable con-
sisted In more and higher personal morality.
Men, he said, had tried Atonements OF various
vicarious kinds for their sins had tried the
proxy Of priests, rituals, and cathedral build.
Ing, and were nothing the better. Now they
sought to shift their responsibilities to the
state instead Of to the church, hut the effort
would be equally futile. A nation endeavor-
ing to legialAte away evils that arise from
seifshness, greed, laziness, and dishonesty
simply exhibited . now case OF individuals
trying 70 get away from themselves